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Estrogen........the best type for hair.....please help! (Androgenetic Alopcia (AGA) Female Pattern)
hello ladies.........could you please help ?
i thought this got through yesterday, but obviously not. Went to see an endocrinologist the day before last to explore the option of adding more estrogen to my current regime. Also took some old blood tests with me as have results at time that show too little estrogen (below normal levels). Discussed options for bcp and HRT. I asked if just estrogen could be added but he basically advised against it as it causes a build up of the lining and no bleed (was my understanding).
Im very scared of the option of bcp for the basic reason of reading all the info on these forums over the last 3 years. He advised me on yasmin being the most hair friendly and marvellon coming a close second. i was on marvellon years before this curse so felt more comfortable, with that option i suppose. Asked about the type of estrogen provided in pill versus hrt. He reported EE is used in pill and E2 in HRT. He agreed that the latter was closer to natural estrogen but felt that the receptors on which the estrogen latches onto do not know the difference. I've read the opposite, but not sure of the source. For the pill i think it would be 3 weeks on pill one week off. For HRT it would be three weeks E and last week progesterone. He said this option would be more difficult to manage periods etc and would go for the pill option.
Its my understanding that the HRT option, like the pill also supresses any natural production to be replaced with doses given. One of my queries was if your levels were the still in the normal range but decreased all the same, would the doses provided in the pill increase these levels to the levels needed. I know you cant measure levels of E when on the pill.......as is my understanding. I also know some pills have more E in them than others. He confirmed not use pill with the hair unfriendly progesterone......norepr (cant remember the exact name).
What are people's experiences ? Anyone been on marvellon (which i think is also desogen)? He confirmed that being on cypertrone acetate (for which i was on suppresses estrogen) and that spiro is more estrogen friendly in that respect. Also that the synergy between spiro and finasteride are what work best in terms of a combined approach. Further that adding the pill would be the right decision to maximise any chance of maintaining the pathetic hair i have at the moment. He felt that hair counting didnt reflect anything about the state or development of your hair.
Basically need to make a decision.............
Any info around personal experience would be very valuable
thanks ladies 
salis
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- Estrogen........the best type for hair.....please help! - salis, 01.07.2008, 13:41